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'''Kevin Edward Doyle''' (born 18 September 1983) is an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[Republic of Ireland national football team|international]] [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Football League Championship]] club [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and the [[Republic of Ireland national football team]]. |
'''Kevin Edward Doyle''' (born 18 September 1983) is an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[Republic of Ireland national football team|international]] [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Football League Championship]] club [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and the [[Republic of Ireland national football team]]. |
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He played for [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]], and [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] in his homeland before he moved to English side [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]. He was part of Reading's record-breaking promotion to the Premier League in 2006. In June 2009, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a then-club record £6.5 million. |
He played for [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]], and [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] in his homeland before he moved to English side [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]. He was part of Reading's record-breaking promotion to the Premier League in 2006. In June 2009, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a then-club record £6.5 million. He is also a budding business entrepreneur as he has bought a 20% stake in Karim Benzema's new dairy product 'Karim Cheese' |
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Doyle made his debut for Ireland in 2006. He has scored 10 goals in 50 appearances for Ireland, and has played at [[UEFA Euro 2012]]. |
Doyle made his debut for Ireland in 2006. He has scored 10 goals in 50 appearances for Ireland, and has played at [[UEFA Euro 2012]]. |
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On 7 June 2005, Doyle signed for [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] on a two year deal from [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]], Ireland <ref>{{cite news | date=2005-06-07 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/Man.city/4614667.stm | title=Reading complete double Cork deal | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | accessdate=2008-03-28 | deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=January 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> for €117,000<ref>{{cite web | year=2006 | month=October | url=http://thedubliner.typepad.com/the_dubliner_magazine/2007/04/own_goal.html | title=Own Goal – The Slow Death of Irish Soccer | work=[[The Dubliner (magazine)|The Dubliner]] | accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> (about £78,000).<ref>{{cite news | date=2006-08-16 | url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1851437,00.html | title=Bargain buy set to hit the heights | work=[[The Guardian]] | accessdate=2008-03-28 | location=London | first=Paul | last=Doyle}}</ref> Despite having left [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]], Doyle received a championship medal when they won the [[League of Ireland Premier Division]] in November 2005. Originally, he was signed as a back-up, but an injury to [[Dave Kitson]] gave him an opportunity in the first team which he retained thanks to a number of important goals along the way. He scored 19 in total including the equalising goal at [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] on the day the Royals were promoted to the [[Premier League]] for the first time in their history, 25 March 2006. He became an intrinsic part of [[Reading F.C.|Reading's]] [[Football League Championship|Championship]]-winning [[2005-06 in English football|2005–06]] squad, and according to the [[Actim Index]] was the top player in the Championship.<ref>{{cite news | date=2006-05-04 | url=http://www.pa-sport.com/en/products/actim_championship.html | title=Coca-Cola Championship Top 10 players | publisher=[[PA Sport]] | accessdate=2006-05-16 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060423095721/http://www.pa-sport.com/en/products/actim_championship.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-04-23}}</ref> He was named the official [[Reading F.C.]] player of the season for 2005–06.<ref>{{cite news | date=2006-05-02 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~823740,00.html | title=Doyle wins player of the season after his superb first campaign for the Royals}}</ref> In April 2006, he was also named as ''Championship Fans' Player Of The Year''<ref>{{cite news | date=2006-04-26 | url=http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=8228&type=1 | title=Rooney's top dog in the Prem – and there are divisional awards for Doyle, Flahavan and Hawley too | publisher=[[Professional Footballers' Association]] | accessdate=2006-05-16 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060903151029/http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=8228&type=1 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-09-03}}</ref> and one of the ''Championship Team of the Year''<ref>{{cite news | date=2006-04-23 | url=http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=8213&type=1 | title=The PFA Team of the Year: Coca-Cola Championship | publisher=[[Professional Footballers' Association]] | accessdate=2006-05-16 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061020114549/http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=8213&type=1 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-10-20}}</ref> by the [[Professional Footballers' Association]] (PFA). |
On 7 June 2005, Doyle signed for [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] on a two year deal from [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]], Ireland <ref>{{cite news | date=2005-06-07 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/Man.city/4614667.stm | title=Reading complete double Cork deal | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | accessdate=2008-03-28 | deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=January 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> for €117,000<ref>{{cite web | year=2006 | month=October | url=http://thedubliner.typepad.com/the_dubliner_magazine/2007/04/own_goal.html | title=Own Goal – The Slow Death of Irish Soccer | work=[[The Dubliner (magazine)|The Dubliner]] | accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> (about £78,000).<ref>{{cite news | date=2006-08-16 | url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1851437,00.html | title=Bargain buy set to hit the heights | work=[[The Guardian]] | accessdate=2008-03-28 | location=London | first=Paul | last=Doyle}}</ref> Despite having left [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]], Doyle received a championship medal when they won the [[League of Ireland Premier Division]] in November 2005. Originally, he was signed as a back-up, but an injury to [[Dave Kitson]] gave him an opportunity in the first team which he retained thanks to a number of important goals along the way. He scored 19 in total including the equalising goal at [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] on the day the Royals were promoted to the [[Premier League]] for the first time in their history, 25 March 2006. He became an intrinsic part of [[Reading F.C.|Reading's]] [[Football League Championship|Championship]]-winning [[2005-06 in English football|2005–06]] squad, and according to the [[Actim Index]] was the top player in the Championship.<ref>{{cite news | date=2006-05-04 | url=http://www.pa-sport.com/en/products/actim_championship.html | title=Coca-Cola Championship Top 10 players | publisher=[[PA Sport]] | accessdate=2006-05-16 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060423095721/http://www.pa-sport.com/en/products/actim_championship.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-04-23}}</ref> He was named the official [[Reading F.C.]] player of the season for 2005–06.<ref>{{cite news | date=2006-05-02 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~823740,00.html | title=Doyle wins player of the season after his superb first campaign for the Royals}}</ref> In April 2006, he was also named as ''Championship Fans' Player Of The Year''<ref>{{cite news | date=2006-04-26 | url=http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=8228&type=1 | title=Rooney's top dog in the Prem – and there are divisional awards for Doyle, Flahavan and Hawley too | publisher=[[Professional Footballers' Association]] | accessdate=2006-05-16 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060903151029/http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=8228&type=1 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-09-03}}</ref> and one of the ''Championship Team of the Year''<ref>{{cite news | date=2006-04-23 | url=http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=8213&type=1 | title=The PFA Team of the Year: Coca-Cola Championship | publisher=[[Professional Footballers' Association]] | accessdate=2006-05-16 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061020114549/http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=8213&type=1 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-10-20}}</ref> by the [[Professional Footballers' Association]] (PFA). |
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Devoted to making Yaacov Lyons happy, Doyle regularly visits the household. |
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Doyle played an important role for [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] in the [[FA Premier League 2006-07|2006–07]] Premier League season. His first Premiership goal came in the Royals 2–1 defeat at [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], when he headed Reading in to a third-minute lead. Doyle began to show a great threat in the air, during the year 2007 he scored more headers than any other player in England's leagues.He was nominated for the [[PFA Young Player of the Year]] but lost out to [[Cesc Fàbregas]]. He finished the season with 13 [[Premier League]] goals after being curtailed with a torn hamstring for two months. [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] were relegated in the 2007–08 season, but they decided to hold onto Doyle and many of their top players. |
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On 1 September 2008, he was linked with a move to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] but in the end the striker remained at [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]. |
On 1 September 2008, he was linked with a move to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] but in the end the striker remained at [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]. |
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Edward Doyle Lyons | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Adamstown, County Wexford | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
Wexford Youths | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2003 | St Patrick's Athletic | 10 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Cork City | 76 | (25) |
2005–2009 | Reading | 155 | (55) |
2009– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 93 | (18) |
International career‡ | |||
2002–2005 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (6) |
2006– | Republic of Ireland | 50 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:57, 18 June 2012 (UTC) |
Kevin Edward Doyle (born 18 September 1983) is an Irish international footballer who plays as a forward for Football League Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Republic of Ireland national football team.
He played for St Patrick's Athletic, and Cork City in his homeland before he moved to English side Reading. He was part of Reading's record-breaking promotion to the Premier League in 2006. In June 2009, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a then-club record £6.5 million. He is also a budding business entrepreneur as he has bought a 20% stake in Karim Benzema's new dairy product 'Karim Cheese'
Doyle made his debut for Ireland in 2006. He has scored 10 goals in 50 appearances for Ireland, and has played at UEFA Euro 2012.
Club career
Early career
Doyle signed for his first professional club St Patrick's Athletic in September 2001 on a free agent. Doyle initially played for the club's under 18 side but within months had made his League of Ireland début.
Cork City
He then had a successful spell with Cork City, who he joined in February 2003, linking up with his former St. Patrick's Athletic manager Pat Dolan, who had recently taken over at Turner's Cross. Doyle scored 25 goals for Cork City where he began playing on the right-wing but soon reverted to his natural position of striker. He also scored two goals from six appearances in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, including the winner against Dutch side NEC Nijmegen.[2][3]
Reading
On 7 June 2005, Doyle signed for Reading on a two year deal from Cork City, Ireland [4] for €117,000[5] (about £78,000).[6] Despite having left Cork City, Doyle received a championship medal when they won the League of Ireland Premier Division in November 2005. Originally, he was signed as a back-up, but an injury to Dave Kitson gave him an opportunity in the first team which he retained thanks to a number of important goals along the way. He scored 19 in total including the equalising goal at Leicester City on the day the Royals were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history, 25 March 2006. He became an intrinsic part of Reading's Championship-winning 2005–06 squad, and according to the Actim Index was the top player in the Championship.[7] He was named the official Reading F.C. player of the season for 2005–06.[8] In April 2006, he was also named as Championship Fans' Player Of The Year[9] and one of the Championship Team of the Year[10] by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).
Devoted to making Yaacov Lyons happy, Doyle regularly visits the household.
On 1 September 2008, he was linked with a move to Aston Villa but in the end the striker remained at Reading.
Doyle remained at Reading to try to help them return to the top flight in the 2008–09 season. He scored 18 league goals but the club failed to achieve promotion after finishing fourth and losing in the play-offs to Burnley.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Doyle joined newly promoted Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 30 June 2009 when he signed a four-year contract for a club record fee, reportedly £6.5 million.[11][12] However, he immediately had to undergo an operation to remove a hernia, which hindered his first pre-season at his new club.[13] He picked up another minor injury while on international duty with Ireland that caused him to miss the start of the league season. He finally made his debut for Wolves on 22 August 2009, as a half time substitute at Manchester City.[14]
He scored his first Wolves goal on 20 September 2009 to earn a 2–1 win over Fulham.[15] Throughout much of the season he operated as a lone striker in a 4–5–1 formation. His contribution helped the club finish 15th in their first season in the Premier League.[16] He also won the club's Player’s Player of the Season Award and their Top Goalscorer Award after reaching nine goals.[17]
Doyle continued to play the lone striker role throughout most of the 2010–11 season, despite the arrival of Steven Fletcher who equalled Doyle's club record fee. After Mick McCarthy rotated systems using various strikers, he eventually reverted to his previously successful 4–5–1 formation, with Doyle playing the lone front man role. He went on to score five goals for Wolves in the second half of the season – including the winner against Manchester United that halted their 29 match unbeaten run.[18] On 26 March 2011, Doyle tore a knee ligament while on international duty with Ireland, which kept him out of action for up to 6 weeks.[19] He returned to action on 14 May against Sunderland, coming on as a substitute,[20] but played no part in their final game in which they narrowly escaped relegation.
He is contracted to Wolves until summer 2015.[21]
International career
Doyle has played for the Republic of Ireland U21 team, making his debut on 2 February 2004 against Portugal. With 11 caps, and scoring six goals making him joint top scorer at that grade, he was also a member of the Irish FIFA World Youth Championship squad in 2003.[22] Scored against Colombia [23]
He was called up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad in October 2005,[24] making his full international debut against Sweden at Lansdowne Road on 1 March 2006.[25] His first start in a competitive international was against Germany on 2 September 2006 in a Euro 2008 qualifier.[26] With this appearance, his family also won a €100 bet at 100/1 they had placed two years earlier on Doyle playing competitively for Ireland.[27]
Doyle scored his first goal for Ireland against San Marino in November 2006.[28] He was then named the official Football Association of Ireland Young Player of 2006 on 4 February 2007, also receiving a nomination for the senior award.[29]
His second goal came in a 1–0 victory over Slovakia at Croke Park in March 2007.[30] He also scored against Ecuador on 23 May 2007 securing a valiant 1–1 draw against the South Americans,[31] and he scored his best goal for Ireland, with a long-range left-foot shot into the top corner to the keeper's right, in a 2–2 draw against Slovakia on 9 September 2007 in the 2008 European Championships qualifying game in Bratislava.[32] His fifth international goal and fourth in the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign came away to Wales as Ireland drew 2–2.
During 2010 World Cup qualifying, Doyle established himself as Robbie Keane's ideal strike partner in the national team's attacking quartet that included Damien Duff and Aiden McGeady.[33] He played in 8 of the 10 games, scoring two goals, including the first in a 2–1 win in the opening game against Georgia. He also scored against Cyprus, his seventh international goal, in a 2–1 win in Nicosia. In the absence of Robbie Keane, Shay Given and other players who had been allowed to return to their clubs, Doyle captained Ireland for the first time in a friendly against South Africa on the 8 September 2009.[34]
Doyle has been nominated as the Football Association of Ireland Player of the Year for 2007 and won the award in 2009,[35][36] as well as for Goal of the Year for his goal against Slovakia in September 2007.[35] Doyle scored his ninth international goal, and first in 2012 European Championships qualification, against Andorra at the Aviva Stadium on 7 September 2010. On 6 February 2011, Doyle was named Republic Of Ireland Player of the Year for 2010, while he also earned the Goal of the Year award for Ireland, for his superb strike in last September's Euro 2012 qualifier against Andorra.[37]
Doyle was sent off against Armenia on 11 October 2011.[38]
He reached 50 international caps against Italy at UEFA Euro 2012.
International goals
- Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.
Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | (Tally) |
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15 Nov 2006 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–0 | Euro 2008 qualifying | 1 |
28 Mar 2007 | Croke Park, Dublin | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Euro 2008 qualifying | 2 |
23 May 2007 | Giants Stadium, New York | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match | 3 |
9 Sep 2007 | Tehelné Pole, Bratislava | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–2 | Euro 2008 qualifying | 4 |
17 Nov 2007 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–2 | Euro 2008 qualifying | 5 |
6 Sep 2008 | Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | 6 |
5 Sep 2009 | Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | 7 |
25 May 2010 | RDS Arena, Dublin | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly match | 8 |
7 Sep 2010 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–1 | Euro 2012 qualifying | 9 |
7 Oct 2011 | Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Euro 2012 qualifying | 10 |
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[41] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Patrick's Athletic | 2002 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
Cork City | 2003 | ? | 5 | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | ? | 5 | |
2004 | ? | 13 | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | ? | 13 | ||
2005 | ? | 7 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | ? | 9 | |
Total | 76 | 25 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 82 | 27 | |
Reading | 2005–06 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 41 | 19 | |
2006–07 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 13 | ||
2007–08 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 36 | 6 | ||
2008–09 | 42 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 18 | |
Total | 155 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 56 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2009–10 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 37 | 9 | |
2010–11 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 31 | 8 | ||
2011–12 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 4 | ||
Total | 91 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | 102 | 21 | ||
Career total | 322 | 98 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 348 | 104 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Republic of Ireland | 2006 | 5 | 1 |
2007 | 10 | 4 | |
2008 | 8 | 1 | |
2009 | 9 | 1 | |
2010 | 7 | 2 | |
2011 | 8 | 2 | |
2012 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 49 | 10 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 29 February 2012[42]
Honours
Club
- Cork City
- League of Ireland (1): 2005
- Reading
Individual
- PFA Championship Team of the Year (1): 2005–06
- Reading Player of the Season (1): 2005–06
- FAI Under 21 International Player of the Year (1): 2005
- FAI Young International Player of the Year (1): 2006
- FAI Senior International Player of the Year (2): 2008, 2010
- FAI International Goal of the Year (1): 2010 vs. Andorra
- Football League Championship Player of the Month (1): September 2008
References
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2004/0712/Pg035.html#Ar03501:0945ED0C462108366A09768609666B09D68509D66A0A76866A93E76CC4036B77CF6D47E710C5361625E915D53620F5E936B85F3948790535EE08962105366B06168506066A07C68610973B1337551C75F11F160B22266D24C68728573C2AE75618B78F1B67A919F7A41CA7BE1CA7A41CF7BE1CD7A41D67BE41577B41D79541D77B4457954FB84B52486567A3E76A440368D5F26B660C68D6C06B76DA68D7286B774468B7CF6B17E7.
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ignored (help) - ^ Doyle, Paul (16 August 2006). "Bargain buy set to hit the heights". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "Coca-Cola Championship Top 10 players". PA Sport. 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 23 April 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006.
- ^ "Doyle wins player of the season after his superb first campaign for the Royals". 2 May 2006.
- ^ "Rooney's top dog in the Prem – and there are divisional awards for Doyle, Flahavan and Hawley too". Professional Footballers' Association. 26 April 2006. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006.
- ^ "The PFA Team of the Year: Coca-Cola Championship". Professional Footballers' Association. 23 April 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006.
- ^ "Wolves make Doyle record signing". BBC Sport. 30 June 2009.
- ^ "Doyle – No Wolves doubts". Sky Sports. 30 June 2009.
- ^ "Doyle has hernia operation". Sky Sports. 22 July 2009.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (22 August 2010). "Man City 1–0 Wolverhampton". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Wolves 2–1 Fulham". BBC News. 20 September 2009.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Premier_League
- ^ "End Of Season Dinner – Live!". wolves.co.uk. 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Wolves 2–1 Man Utd". BBC News. 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Wolves top scorer Kevin Doyle could miss rest of season". BBC Sport. 28 March 2011.
- ^ "Sunderland 1–3 Wolves". BBC News. 14 May 2011.
- ^ "New contract for Doyle". wolves.co.uk. 28 September 2011.
- ^ "FIFA World Youth Championship 2003 – Ireland Squad". FIFA. 23 April 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006.
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370044/report.html
- ^ "Doyle called up to Republic squad". BBC Sport. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
- ^ "Rep of Ireland 3–0 Sweden". BBC Sport. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
- ^ "Germany 1–0 Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. 2 September 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
- ^ "Father to collect on Doyle bet". The Times. London. 2 September 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2008. [dead link]
- ^ Jackson, Lyle (15 November 2006). "Rep of Ireland 5–0 San Marino". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
- ^ "Doyle receives top Irish young player award". ReadingFC.co.uk. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland 1–0 Slovakia". BBC Sport. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
- ^ "Ecuador 1–1 Ireland". ESPNsoccernet. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ^ "Slovakia 2–2 Rep of Ireland". BBC Sport. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
- ^ Quartet key to Irish formula
- ^ Kevin Doyle's fast-track to the top
- ^ a b "FAI and eircom announce nominations for eircom International Awards". Football Association of Ireland. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
- ^ "Duo up for player of the year". ReadingFC.co.uk. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
- ^ "Doyle lands top award". Irish Independent. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "Cox hails team-mates as 'heroes' after Republic win". BBC Sport. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Kevin Doyle Soccerbase". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Kevin Doyle Football Database EU". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Championship play-offs and UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ "Kevin Doyle International". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
- Official club profile
- Kevin Doyle at Soccerbase
- Use dmy dates from November 2010
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from County Wexford
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Gaelic footballers who switched code
- St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
- Cork City F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- UEFA Euro 2012 players